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Power HourWhat is Psychological Safety? The Right Kind of Wrong with Amy EdmondsonAdrienne is digging into the Power Hour archives and today's episode comes from 2023. dAmy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Renowned for her world-leading research into the concept of psychological safety, Edmondson has been named by Thinkers50 as the most influential management thinker in the world.In her new book, Right Kind of Wrong, Amy Edmondson - the world's most influential organisational psychologist - reveals how we get failure wrong, and how to get it right. She draws on a lifetime's research into the science...2025-04-2249 min
Compassionate Accountability PodcastThe Science of Failing Well with Amy EdmondsonIn this final episode of the podcast before beginning his research sabbatical, your host Dr. Nathan Reiger welcomes high-performing teams expert and scholar Amy Edmondson. She is a Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School, author, and pioneer in the role of psychological safety in high performing teams. This conversation explores the science of failure and insights from Amy’s new book Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, including the empowering components of compassion, vulnerability, and intelligent failure. Key Takeaways: [3:05] What piqued Amy’s interest in the topic of failure? ...2025-02-2441 min
Blue SkyProfessor and Author Amy Edmondson Discusses the Benefits of Psychological Safety in the Workplace and What She Believes to Be the “Right Kind of Wrong”Business school professor and author Amy Edmondson shares her views on how we can make our workplace more productive, enriching, and positive for everyone. By creating an environment with “psychological safety,” Amy says that organizations allow people to do their best work by not fearing to make the “right kinds” of mistakes and/or speaking up when things go wrong. Order Amy's book Right Kind of Wrong Chapters: 01:08 Introduction of Amy Edmondson Host Bill Burke introduces guest Amy Edmondson, a renowned professor at Harvard Business Sch...2025-02-1248 min
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael GervaisThe Power of Failure: Transforming Setbacks into Success with Dr. Amy EdmondsonWhat if the way you think about failure has been holding you back? What if reframing failure could be a major breakthrough to unlocking your potential?Today’s guest is Dr. Amy Edmondson, a Harvard Business School professor and one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership, psychological safety, and the transformative power of failure. Her research has redefined how teams thrive, how innovation happens, and how individuals can unlock their full potential.In this episode, we dive into Amy’s framework for failure—how understanding the difference between basic, complex, and intelligent failures can refr...2025-01-291h 06
We Are Human LeadersBrain Snack: How to Fail Forward Effectively with Amy EdmondsonWelcome to Brain Snacks, bite sized learning moments from We Are Human Leaders. In today's Brain Snack, Amy Edmondson shares with us how we go about ensuring the right conditions for intelligent failure and success for our teams and workplaces. For more, check out the full conversation with Amy at the link in the show notes.For now, enjoy.Find the full episode of We Are Human Leaders with Amy Edmondson right here https://www.wearehumanleaders.com/podcast/rightkindofwrong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...2024-12-3108 min
Talk About Talk - Communication Skills TrainingPSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175)Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson talks with Andrea about the significance of accountability in a psychologically safe workplace. Learn about the important difference between disappointment vs regret and between mistakes vs failures. Amy shares insights from her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong,” including the three types of failure, and the one we should be striving for!
BOOKS & ARTICLES MENTIONED
Amy Edmondson – “The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth” – https://amzn.to/4dYjz4R
Amy Edmondson – “Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing...2024-11-1248 min
Talk About Talk - Communication Skills TrainingPSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175)Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson talks with Andrea about the significance of accountability in a psychologically safe workplace. Learn about the important difference between disappointment vs regret and between mistakes vs failures. Amy shares insights from her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong,” including the three types of failure, and the one we should be […] The post PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175) appeared first on Talk About Talk.2024-11-1248 min
Talk About Talk - Communication Skills TrainingPSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175)Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson talks with Andrea about the significance of accountability in a psychologically safe workplace. Learn about the important difference between disappointment vs regret and between mistakes vs failures. Amy shares insights from her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong,” including the three types of failure, and the one we should be […]
The post PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175) appeared first on Talk About Talk.2024-11-1248 min
TalkAboutTalkPSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175)Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson talks with Andrea about the significance of accountability in a psychologically safe workplace. Learn about the important difference between disappointment vs regret and between mistakes vs failures. Amy shares insights from her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong,” including the three types of failure, and the one we should be […] The post PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & FAILING WELL with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson (ep.175) appeared first on Talk About Talk.2024-11-1248 min
The Parlor RoomAmy Edmondson on Building High-Performing TeamsAs mentioned in Poets&Quants, The Parlor Room's second season kicks off with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson. In this episode, she sits down with host Chris Linnane to delve into the concept of "teaming" and how organizations can foster it successfully through clear communication, psychological safety, and intelligent failure.GUESTAmy Edmondson, CLIMB Faculty Chair, Novartis Professor of Leadership and ManagementRESOURCESCredential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) program, HBS Online's most comprehensive offering featuring Edmondson's Dynamic Teaming course (https...2024-10-0733 min
Conversations on ConversationsA Conversation on Intelligent Failure with Dr. Amy EdmondsonJoin Sarah Noll Wilson and Brandon Springle as they sit down with Dr. Amy Edmondson to discuss her groundbreaking research on psychological safety. Uncover the critical role of high-quality conversations and the powerful impact of embracing intelligent failures for organizational growth.
About Our Guest
Amy C. Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, is a management scholar best known for her research on psychological safety and team learning. She has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011 and was ranked #1 in 2021 and 2023. She is the author of ei...2024-09-041h 00
R.O.G. Return on Generosity192. Amy Edmondson - Failure Factors | Part 2“An apology is a small word, but has enormous power interpersonally.”
Episode Summary:
Dr. Amy Edmondson, the world's leading authority in psychological safety, discusses her background and the science of failing well. She shares her journey from growing up in New York City to becoming a professor at Harvard Business School. She explains how her mentor, Buckminster Fuller, influenced her curiosity and joy for learning. Dr. Edmondson also delves into the concept of psychological safety and its impact on team learning and innovation. She distinguishes between mistakes and failures and introduces the three failure archetypes: inte...2024-08-0627 min
R.O.G. Return on Generosity191. Amy Edmondson - Failure Factors | Part 1“Some failures are simply the undesired result of a thoughtful experiment in new territory, and those are the ones we must learn to love.”
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Background
06:29 The Influence of Buckminster Fuller
13:23 Psychological Safety and Speaking Up About Error
Episode Summary:
Dr. Amy Edmondson, the world's leading authority in psychological safety, discusses her background and the science of failing well. She shares her journey from growing up in New York City to becoming a professor at Harvard Business School. She explains how her mentor, Buckminster Fuller, influenced her curiosity and joy for lear...2024-07-3027 min
Digital HR Leaders with David GreenHow Learning to Fail Can Help People and Organisations to Thrive (an Interview with Amy Edmondson)What does it mean to ‘fail’ well? How can you use the art of ‘failing’ to create a thriving organisation? What metrics do you need to gauge whether you are failing well? As we mark the 200th episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green welcomes back Amy Edmondson, a renowned professor at Harvard Business School and a leading voice on psychological safety, to explore these very questions. Tune in as they discuss: The evolution of psychological safety in a post-pandemic world How to effectively embed psychological safety into organisational culture to sup...2024-07-3039 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job972: Amy Edmondson on How to Fail WellAmy Edmondson shares how to minimize unproductive failures and maximize intelligent ones. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) What separates good failure from bad failure 2) The surprisingly simple tool that prevents many failures 3) How to stay motivated in the face of failure Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep972 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT AMY — Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Her work explores teaming – the dynamic forms of collaboration needed in environments characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity. She has also studied the role of psychological safety in teamwork and innova...2024-06-2035 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job972: Amy Edmondson on How to Fail WellAmy Edmondson shares how to minimize unproductive failures and maximize intelligent ones. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) What separates good failure from bad failure 2) The surprisingly simple tool that prevents many failures 3) How to stay motivated in the face of failure Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep972 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT AMY — Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Her work explores teaming – the dynamic forms of collaborat...2024-06-2033 min
Meikles & Dimes144: Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety | Noticing When the Dog Doesn’t Bark but Should HaveAmy Edmondson is a Leadership and Management professor at Harvard Business School and is world-renowned for her pioneering work on psychological safety.
Amy has been recognized by the Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, and in 2021 and 2023 Amy was ranked #1 in the world.
Amy is also the author of several books which have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Her most recent book, The right kind of Wrong was named the business book of the year by the Financial Times and Schroders.
Amy earned a BA in engineering and design...2024-06-1713 min
Rural Health Leadership Radio™A Conversation about “The Fearless Organization” by Amy EdmondsonIn this episode of Rural Health Leadership Radio, Dr. Bill Auxier reflects on his recent experience at the Coaching and Leadership in Healthcare event co-hosted by Harvard Medical School, the Institute of Coaching, and McLean Hospital. He discusses the concept of "intelligent failure" as presented by Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing intelligent failures, which are well-considered and lead to valuable learnings, from mere sloppy mistakes. The discussion explores how embracing intelligent failures can foster innovation and growth within organizations and the pivotal role of leadership particularly in rural settings. “Intelligent failure happens all th...2024-05-2135 min
Flourish FMEpisode #46: How to leverage failure and psychological safety in your team or organization, with Dr. Amy EdmondsonWe interview Dr. Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society. She has pioneered the concept of psychological safety for over 20 years and was recognized in 2021 as #1 on the Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers.
Amy is the author of Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy (2012), The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (2018), and, most...2024-04-3054 min
The Courageous LifeMeeting Failure with Curiosity and Compassion | Dr. Amy EdmondsonFailure is an experience that is deeply embedded into our lives. As we learn to walk we fall. As we learn to ride a bike we (usually) fall again. And yet even though it is so familiar, so intertwined with our journey through life, not all failure is created equal. Which brings up important questions:How do we fail well? What are the crucial distinctions that might help us separate good failure from bad?How do we learn to identify when failure is our friend, and prevent most of it when...2024-04-1054 min
Better by Great Place To WorkHarvard's Amy Edmondson on failing wellFeeling stuck? It might be your fear of failure.
Amy Edmondson, Novartis professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School, joins us to talk about her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well”— the 2023 Business Book of the Year.
Renowned for her research on psychological safety, Amy talks about failing well, what types of failures to avoid, and why high performing teams report more errors than lower performing teams.
Companies that learn from failures are also more likely to be innovative and agile.
Enter the code "Be...2024-03-1910h 01
Progression to AnalogBefriending Failure with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson - Author of "Right Kind of Wrong", 2023 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year2x #1 management thinker in the world (per Thinkers50) and Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson and I speak about her new book Right Kind of Wrong, centered around the science of failing well. We uncover the secrets behind intelligent failures, social media's impact on our views of success, and how we can befriend failure (specifically referencing entrepreneurship, athletics, parenthood, and more).
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to t...2024-03-0638 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques132. Lean Into Failure: How to Make Mistakes That WorkEffective and productive teams and relationships are based on the ability to communicate safely and to fail successfully. In this episode, Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School and author of The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, shares profound insights on the different types of failure—basic, complex, and intelligent—and their implications for learning and innovation. In her conversation with host and Strategic Communications lecturer Matt Abrahams, Edmonson opens up about her struggles with failure, highlighting the importance of moving from rumination to reflection. This episode offers listeners a comprehensive guide to fo...2024-03-0525 min
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters104: Dr. Amy Edmondson — The Science of Failing WellWe used to think of failure as the opposite of success. Now, we’re often torn between two “failure cultures”: one that says to avoid failure at all costs, the other that says fail fast, fail often. The trouble is that both approaches lack the crucial distinctions to help us separate good failure from bad. As a result, we miss the opportunity to fail well. After decades of award-winning research, Amy Edmondson is here to upend our understanding of failure and make it work for us. In Right Kind of Wrong, Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss...2024-02-2244 min
Tiger TherapyLearning From Failure, Coping With Self Doubt and Psychological Safety at Work - Amy EdmondsonI don’t know about you, but whenever I’ve tried something new in life and it hasn’t gone well, the little voice inside my head that whispers “you’re not good enough” gets much louder. Failure can be painful and can be an incredibly strong fuel to our self-doubt.I am BEYOND excited to introduce this weeks Tiger Therapy episode with Amy Edmondson!!!Amy Edmondson is very modest, so allow me to blow her trumpet for her - she is a ROCKSTAR in academic circles. She is Profes...2024-02-0736 min
Top Traders UnpluggedIL23: Learning to Fail Well ft. Amy EdmondsonIn this episode we talk to Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professor and author of the Financial Times 2023 Business Book of the Year: The Right Kind of Wrong, The Science of Failing Well. Edmondson argues we should cultivate an appetite for “intelligent failure” - events that may be painful but ultimately lead to innovation, personal growth and better relationships. This is difficult because we are hardwired to push failure “underground”, a bias that is often made worse by work cultures that punish failure in the name of accountability. Edmondson explains how we can overcome these obstacles using stories from her own...2024-01-311h 02
ADFÆRDSLEDELSE#100 Make It Happen with Amy Edmondson and failing wellToday, we're delighted to host an exceptional guest, Amy Edmondson, a distinguished professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School. Amy's credentials are impressive: she's penned seven books and over 75 articles, gaining recognition for her trailblazing work on psychological safety. In her latest work, "The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well," now available in Danish, Amy delves into the intricate relationship between psychological safety and intelligent failure.Our focus today is on understanding and embracing failure. Success isn't just about taking risks; it's also about being prepared to face and learn from failure. But how...2024-01-2954 min
Coaching for Leaders - Talent Management | Leaders663: How to Grow From Your Errors, with Amy EdmondsonAmy Edmondson: Right Kind of Wrong
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, where she studies people and organizations seeking to make a positive difference in the world through the work they do. She has pioneered the concept of psychological safety for over twenty years and is recognized as number one on the Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers. She also received that organization’s Breakthrough Idea Award in 2019 and Talent Award in 2017. In 2019 she was first on HR Magazine’s list of the 20 Most Influential International Thinkers in Human Resources.
Her prio...2024-01-2239 min
Coaching for LeadersHow to Grow From Your Errors, with Amy EdmondsonAmy Edmondson: Right Kind of Wrong
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, where she studies people and organizations seeking to make a positive difference in the world through the work they do. She has pioneered the concept of psychological safety for over twenty years and is recognized as number one on the Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers. She also received that organization’s Breakthrough Idea Award in 2019 and Talent Award in 2017. In 2019 she was first on HR Magazine’s list of the 20 Most Influential International Thinkers in Human Resources.
Her prio...2024-01-2239 min
The Connected Leadership PodcastThe Right Kind of Wrong with Dr Amy EdmondsonWelcome to the Connected Leadership podcast, hosted by Andy Lopata. Our first guest for 2024 is Dr Amy Edmondson, a professor of leadership at Harvard Business School and author of seven books. Renowned for her expertise in psychological safety, Dr Edmondson explores this crucial topic in her latest award-winning book, "The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well." Winner of the prestigious Financial Times and Schroeder's Business Book of the Year award for 2023, her work is recognised globally.Andy and Amy examine the intricacies of failure, learning, and innovation within organizations. Dr. Edmondson shares her insights...2024-01-1541 min
Supporting Champions132: Amy Edmondson on the right kind of wrongIn this episode of Supporting Champions, we're joined by Amy Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School and a leading authority on psychological safety. We delve into her new book, "The Right Kind of Wrong," a title that intriguingly challenges our perceptions of failure.
Our conversation begins with Amy's sharing her expertise on creating environments that foster growth, development, and performance. Amy's perspective is particularly timely, as there's a growing appetite for understanding and skillfully nurturing psychologically safe spaces.
Amy emphasizes that better teams don't necessarily make fewer mistakes but...2024-01-1056 min
I Wish They Knew(Ep. 163) Amy Edmondson: Right kind of wrongIN EPISODE 163:
At some point or another, we're bound to fail. But how we fail determines whether we'll experience future success or setbacks. Amy Edmondson returns to the show to explore the right kind of wrong, and how "intelligent failure" can become an investment that delivers stronger rewards and results. You'll learn how to craft these intelligent failures, how to identify preventable failures before they happen, why people don't learn from failure as often as they should, and how even high-risk environments can embrace failure. Don't just fail fast - fail smart. After listening to Amy, you'll make your wrongs...2024-01-0915 min
Paint & Pipette: The Art & Science of InnovationS3E16: The Science of Failing Well with Amy EdmondsonIn today’s world, we’re caught between two failure cultures. One tells us that it must be avoided at all costs, while the other tells us to "fail fast” and often. The issue is that both approaches lack the necessary distinctions to help us separate good failure from bad. Today, we’re joined by author, scholar, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, and champion of psychological safety, Amy Edmondson, who believes that we need to reframe our understanding of failure and discover what it means to “fail well.” In this episode, we discuss her latest book...2024-01-0856 min
Six Pixels of Separation PodcastSPOS #913 – Amy Edmondson On The Science Of Failing (And Succeeding) WellWelcome to episode #913 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #913. Amy Edmondson, a luminary in the field of business management and education, has cultivated a distinguished career marked by her contributions as a thought leader, educator, and author. Her latest book, The Right Kind of Wrong - The Science of Failing Well, stands as a testament to her profound understanding of organizational dynamics and the art of learning from failure. Amy’s tenure as a professor at Harvard Business School underscores her ac...2024-01-071h 03
The Bold LoungeAmy Edmondson: The Bold Approach to FailureSend us a textAbout This EpisodeIn this episode, Dr. Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, discusses how we can best think about and practice failure. Amy distinguishes between the different types of failure while also clarifying preventable mistakes from intelligent failures- the latter being a byproduct of calculated risk-taking that often leads to significant insights and innovation. She encourages a reframing of our perception of failure, advocating for a healthy acceptance of intelligent failures as steppingstones in uncharted territories. Amy shares practical strategies for...2024-01-0536 min
12 Geniuses PodcastThe Power of Failure with Dr. Amy EdmondsonIn this interview about failure and growth, author and Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School Dr. Amy Edmondson upends our understanding of failure and shares how we can more effectively make it work for us. Based on the research from her book “Right Kind of Wrong,” Dr. Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely. Outlining the three archetypes of failure - basic, complex, and intelligent - she describes how to minimize unproductive failure while maximizing what we gain from missteps at all levels.Dr. Edmondson goes on to talk about her pioneering work...2023-10-1038 min